05/11/2025
I’ve just experienced the latest of many weekends of healing and community in my women’s circle. It really made me think of the power of this way of organising ourselves.
Perhaps the story of how I’ve found my way here will help some of you, who feel that there must be a place where you are safe to be and heal with others in physical presence.
I’m good at making friends and being with people but very, very secretly, I’m really shy. You wouldn’t know, I mask it like a pro. I only share so much of myself with others and I guess that’s pretty normal. I like helping people but I don’t like asking for help or being the one that needs it! I’m getting better at this….read on.
My first experience of working in a community to heal was on my healer training. In a circle, nobody is at the front or the back. There’s a leader but the structure keeps everyone very much on an equal footing. Everyone faces everyone else and everyone has a chance to speak. Crucially, everyone is heard and seen.
In this way, I felt able to open up and to learn from others’ openness. It was never forced. It was always a choice to share or not. As the community deepened, I felt held and I held others in their healing.
A circle becomes a new being in itself, made from the members, who step forward with their gifts, whatever they might be. Each person’s gifts enrich the circle as a whole and we all learn from one another and help each other to grow and heal.
I invite you to find out what being in circle is like. You might find friends, allies, mentors, people who challenge you, sisters and brothers. You might find healing.
Join me at the Therapy Hub in Calstock on 22nd November. Message me for more information or to book.
